Bill Parfitt

Christopher William Parfitt CBE is the chairman and managing director of General Motors UK Ltd.,[1] the parent company of Vauxhall Motors.

Biography

Trained as an Engineer, Parfitt joined Goodyear in 1972 and was put in charge of initiating and running the Fast Fit Operations.

He progressively had a career as director running the following multi-brand dealer groups (Dorada, Sears, Lex, Henlys).

In 1998, Parfitt joined GM as Fleet Sales Director. Subsequently, he held the positions of Sales and Marketing Director, Managing Director, and Regional Director responsible for Saab, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Corvette, Hummer & Opel Ireland, Fleet & LCV Sales for General Motors Europe.

Parfitt currently is Chairman & CEO for GMUK which includes oversight for Sales & Marketing, the Proving Ground & Test Centre at Millbrook, and the manufacturing facilities at Luton & Ellesmere Port.

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ David Robertson (May 26, 2009). "Business big shot: Bill Parfitt of General Motors UK". Times Online. The Times. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59808. p. 8. 11 June 2011.

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